Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
Wicked
General references
Bible References
Wicked
Acts 12:2
And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Slay
Matthew 23:30
and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;
1 John 3:12
not as Cain was of the Evil One, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brothers righteous.
General references
Revelation 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the manchild.